The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting new examinations to assess the severity of his left hip avascular necrosis and low back disability.
The deciding factor: There are insufficient evidence to evaluate any connection between service-connected avascular necrosis and the claimed low back disability. A new examination is required due to a material change in the severity of the veteran's service-connected disabilities since he was last examined.
- Claimed conditions
- avascular necrosis of the left hip, spinal tuberculosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0842919
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because the request for an extension of time to file a Board Appeal request was not timely and good cause was not shown.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for myasthenia gravis with ptosis and remanded the ratings for avascular necrosis, hip flexion limitations, and lower extremity weakness.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the Board has determined that additional development is needed due to the need for VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for avascular necrosis of the left hip and also denied his TDIU claim. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between the Veteran's current disability and military service or any service-connected disabilities.
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